Massachusetts Service Heroes Needed to Stitch The National 9/11 Flag
York Beach, Maine
March 23, 2011 at 1:00pm
York Beach Fire Dept.
18 Railroad Avenue,
York Beach Fire Dept.
18 Railroad Avenue,
York, ME
Danvers, Massachusetts
March 24, 2011 at 9:00 am
St. John's Prep
Memorial Gymnasium
Memorial Gymnasium
72 Spring Street, Danvers, MA
Destroyed in the aftermath of the collapse of the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001 and stitched back together seven years later by tornado survivors in Greensburg, Kansas, The National 9/11Flag is a living testament to the resilience and compassion of the American people. It is the modern day version of The Star Spangled Banner. The New York Says Thank You Foundation is currently taking The National 9/11 Flag on a journey across America where local service heroes in all 50 states will be given the historic privilege of stitching the flag back to its original 13-stripe format using pieces of fabric from American flags destined for retirement in each state. Once the flag is restored and made whole again by the 10th Year Anniversary of 9/11, The National 9/11 Flag will become a part of the permanent collection of the National September 11 Memorial Museum being built at the World Trade Center.
On March 24, The National 9/11 Flag will make its way to Danvers, MA where FDNY firefighters will assist local service heroes in an historic stitching ceremony to help sew the Massachusetts restorative patch onto The National 9/11 Flag at St. John's Prep, Memorial Gymnasium, 72 Spring Street at 9:00 am follwed by stitching open to the public until 1:00 pm.
